Container for liquid cleaning compounds



Dec. 7 1926. 1,609,588

F.EIWCKERY CONTAINERFOR LIQUID CLEANING COMPOUNDS Filed June 7. 1924 F151 ITIELZ) 5.. 7 5 Z v Z I 7 HVVENTUR.

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Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK E. VICKERY, OF DAVENPORT, IOVJA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO GOLD DUST CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CONTAINER FOR LIQUID CLEANING COMPOUNDS.

Application, filed June 7,

My invention has reference to a container for a liquid cleaning compound, the chief purpose of which is to provide a receptacle for holding the compound, coupled with a convenient means for applying such compound to a smooth surface, such as sheets of glass and the like. In the use of some cleaning compounds of this kind it is found to be desirable to have the same applied by means of a small sponge or swab, which can be readily introduced into the neck of the receptacle, and saturated with the liquid. 11:- has also been. discovered that the compound is more readily marketable if the cleaning device is associated with the container in such a manner that it will not be readily lost or misplaced.

In the present invention the cleaning device is arranged so as to be normally held in the container, so as to extend to the inner end thereof, and 'is provided with means to guard against its slipping into the container, or getting out of its proper position.

The above named, and other features and advantages of the invention will more fully appear from the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a container embodying my invention, with the cap in place thereon.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, with the cap removed, and the swabbing device supported from the neck of the container.

The reference number 1 indicates a container of cylindrical form, provided with a threaded neck 2, adapted to receive a similarly threaded cap 3. Capable of being inserted in the container is a wire 4, provided on its inner end with a swab 5, formed of sponge or other absorbent material, the other end of the wire being bent into a bar 6, forming a convenient handle for the thumb and finger of an operator, in removing the swab from the can. A bent portion 7 joins said bar with the wire 4;, and the other end of said bar is bent into a terminal 8. Shoulders are thus formed at the ends of the bar 6, which bear against the inner face of the neck 3, and prevent the device from getting out of position, or the upper end thereof slipping into the container, so as to be difficult of removal. The bar 6 1924. Serial No. 718,530.

also held in a central position, so as to be readily grasped in the manner mentioned.

The application of the cleaning compound to an article is usually followed by a polishing operation with a cloth or other material,

and during such operations the swab can be replaced in the can with the upper end of the wire hooked over the edge of the neck, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to be readily accessible when it is desired to make an additional application of the compound.

By the foregoing construction and arrangement the user of the compound can de pend on always being provided with a means for applying the same, and which furnishes the most convenient method for use of the cleaner. It also permits the containers to be packed in a compact space for shipment or storage.

What- I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination with a cylindrical container, provided with a neck of reduced diameter, a cleaning device comprising a rod member, provided at one end with a swab capable of passing through such neck, and at its opposite end with a bar forming a small handle, and provided at its ends with shoulders operating to hold said bar in its proper position in said neck.

2. In combination with a cylindrical container, provided with a neck of reduced diameter, a cleaning device comprising a rod member, providedat one end with a swab capable of entering such neck, and at its opposite end with a hook device, capable of supporting such rod on the edge of said neck, and including a bar member forming a handle for said rod, and operating to hold the device in proper position in the container.

3. The combination with a container having a cylindrical restricted neck, of a cleaning device having a swabat one end and a transverse handle at the other, the length of said handle being less than the diameter of said neck and theends of said handle being adapted to contact the wall of said neck to hold the device in proper position within said container.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK E. VICKERY, 

